# Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer Data Platform)

At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter-giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most. The Growth Platform Engineering team builds the core systems and tools that drive user acquisition, engagement, and lifecycle growth at Affirm. Our platform enables personalized communications, intelligent experimentation, and scalable services that help customers discover and adopt Affirm’s products. We collaborate closely with Product, Data Science, and Experience teams to design APIs, event-driven services, and experimentation frameworks that reach millions of customers across thousands of merchants. This team’s work directly impacts how customers experience Affirm and fuels our long-term growth. We’re looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer to design and build backend systems that power Affirm’s growth engine. This is a high-impact, cross-functional role that combines technical excellence with strong product intuition. You’ll contribute to scalable, secure, and extensible services that enable Affirm to reach new customers, improve engagement, and expand our product ecosystem. The systems you

- **Id**: 919975
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/affirm-senior-software-engineer-backend-consumer-data-platform>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: posting_text
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Canada
- **Countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: closed
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-14T20:39:04Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-16
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T21:58:49Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Closed at**: 2026-11-06T21:58:49Z
- **Days open**: 53
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5406
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Flexible time off
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Buy Now, Pay Later

## Company

- **Id**: 572
- **Name**: Affirm
- **Domain**: affirm.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/affirm>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 86
- **Open postings**: 8
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.375
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 67
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 104000
- **Max usd**: 192000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 111

## Technologies

- **Kotlin** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **A/B Testing** — Optional: yes
- **Amazon Kinesis** — Optional: yes
- **Apache Kafka** — Optional: yes
- **AWS** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 53

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Canada** — Iso: CA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-14T23:47:57Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-11-06T21:58:49Z

## Visa

- Country: CA; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Positions approved through LMIA in 12 months: 5; Filings 12m: 5

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